Michigan terminates contract for Enbridge pipeline study, citing conflict of interest

Midwest Energy News: Nearly a year after advocates raised transparency concerns over the hiring of two companies to study Enbridge’s Line 5 pipeline in the Straits of Mackinac, the state has canceled its contract with one of the firms, citing a conflict of interest.

In a joint announcement Wednesday, multiple state officials say an employee with Det Norske Veritas — which was selected to analyze the financial risks associated with the Mackinac pipeline — “subsequently worked on another project for Enbridge … while the risk analysis was being completed.”

Officials say this violated terms of a contract approved last year.

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